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Merz vows to stay on as chancellor despite ‘disaster’ in another German regional vote

The chancellor’s agenda includes raising the retirement age to shore up the pension system, cutting some health-insurance benefits to curb rising premiums and making it harder for workers to take sick leave in an effort…

Victoria Starmer models clothes at London fashion week show

The London-based, Canadian British designer's clothes are a favourite of the Princess of Wales, and have also been worn by celebrities including singer Taylor Swift and actor and screenwriter Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Lee's…

Letters to the Editor – week ending 20th September 2026

Find out how to share your own views here . Editors note: due to all staff being at Labour Party Conference next week, there will be no ‘Letters to the editor’ feature on Sunday 27th September. However, expect a bumper…

Meloni promises to ban veils in Italian schools and limit foreign students

Over the last decade, the number of foreign minors in the country has fallen by 4.5%, ISMU found. Meloni did not elaborate on what her cabinet’s proposed cap on foreign students might entail. The Italian leader came to…

Lib Dems sleepwalking to irrelevance under Davey, says council leader

Asked whether Sir Ed was the right leader for the party, Brazil said "I wish he was" but "all the evidence is no". A Lib Dem spokesperson said the party was in "an incredibly strong position" under Sir Ed's leadership…

What I would have said about homeless children at Conference

Shocking to hear that There are over 176,000 children living in temporary accommodation across England, and that Since 2019, 104 children have died with temporary accommodation listed as a contributing factor to their…

It starts and ends with culture change

Part one looked at the inheritance , Part two at the ‘machine’. The social movements that built and defined Labour have thinned. The machine is set up for a politics that no longer exists. Both of those can be worked on…

MP calls for Yorkshire to get its own parliament

Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon said too much power was currently in the hands of elected mayors and a Yorkshire parliament would better reflect the region. Burnham has recently set out plans to give elected…

Caron’s kitchen table diary

And how gorgeous is this stage set? When I saw the purple, I wondered at first if our Jennie Rigg had had a hand in it. But, seriously, if she had, it would have had a lot more purple and Libby would have been turned…

Massive Ukrainian drone attack hits Moscow on last day of Russian elections

“Our long-range responses had a very significant impact in the Moscow region last night. One of Russia’s key oil industry facilities and the aggressor’s logistics facility were hit,” he said on X . Russian voters have…